Cécile Pozzo di Borgo

Cécile Pozzo di Borgo
Prefect of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
In office 18 September 2014 – 30 October 2018
Preceded by	Pascal Bolot
Succeeded by	Évelyne Decorps
Prefect of Aveyron
In office 18 September 2011 – 14 October 2014
Preceded by	Danièle Polvé-Montmasson
Succeeded by	Jean-Luc Combe
French Ambassador to Peru
In office 2008–2011
Preceded by	Pierre Charasse
Succeeded by	Jean-Jacques Beaussou
French Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
In office 2005–2008
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Moyret
Succeeded by	Roland Dubertrand
Personal details
Born	Cécile Marie Thérèse Mouton-Brady (1952-01-04) 4 January 1952 (age 72) Paris, France
Spouse	Alain Pozzo di Borgo
Alma mater	École Nationale des Chartes
Occupation	Diplomat

Cécile Pozzo di Borgo (born 4 January 1952) is a French diplomat and politician.

Early life

Pozzo di Borgo was born as Cécile Marie Thérèse Mouton-Brady on 4 January 1952 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris,^[1][2] with roots from the Basque Country.^[3] She is the daughter of diplomat Jean Mouton-Brady,^[4] and she spent her childhood in various European countries.^[5] She is an alumnus of the École Nationale des Chartes and paleographer archivist (class of 1975).^[6]

Career

Pozzo de Borgo was the first curator of diplomatic archives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1975-1987).^[7] In 1987, she became a technical adviser to Bernard Bosson, Minister Delegate for European Affairs. Then, in 1992, she was appointed adviser to the French Embassy in Belgium, and in 1998, head of the International Affairs Department in the Raw Materials Department of the Secretariat of State to Industry.^[7] From 2000 to 2002, she was deputy director of Communication, then deputy director of Communication and Information and Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[8][7][9] She also served as Ambassador of France to the Dominican Republic (2005-2008) and later Peru (2008-2011).^[10]

In November 2011, Pozzo di Borgo took up her duties as prefect of Aveyron, with an agenda that included inter-communality in the department, road junctions, and water supply for agricultural production.^[11] She served in this position until 2014.^[12] On 18 September 2014, she was appointed prefect of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), by presidential decree.^[13] On 20 February 2018, she asserted her pension rights. Her stint was marked by the arrival of L'Astrolabe. In May 2018, she officially retired from her position as prefect of TAAF.^[14]

For Pierre Jullien, from Le Monde, Pozzo di Borgo led an "atypical" career, being neither 'from the prefectural corps' nor 'out of the ENA'.^[15]

Personal life

Pozzo di Borgo is married to Alain Pozzo di Borgo, and they have three children.^[16] She is the sister-in-law of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo.^[17]

Awards

•  France
  • Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (2011)^[18]
  • Officer of the Légion d'honneur (2016)^[19]
  • Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2016)^[20]

References

1. "Philatélie au quotidien - Actualités, vidéos et infos en direct". Le Monde.fr. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2020..
2. "Cécile Pozzo di Borgo". whoswho.fr. 2006.
3. "Le nouveau préfet des TAAF est une préfete : Cécile Pozzo di Borgo". la1ere.francetvinfo.fr. 17 September 2014.
4. "Jean Mouton-Brady". whoswho.fr. 28 December 2008.
5. "Les ambassadrices refont le monde". Madame Figaro. 6 March 2009.
6. Bernard Barbiche and Michel François (1975). La Carrière d’un prélat diplomate au début du XVII^e siècle. Paris: École nationale des chartes.
7. "Biographie de Son Excellence Mme Cécile Pozzo di Borgo". ambafrance-do.org. Archived from the original on 2006-10-10. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
8. "Cécile Pozzo Di Borgo". lesechos.fr. Les Échos. 29 May 2008.
9. "Selon RSF, des proches des ravisseurs de Florence Aubenas avaient demandé une rançon". lemonde.fr. Le Monde. 11 June 2005.
10. "Cécile Pozzo Di Borgo prend ses fonctions comme nouveau Préfet des TAAF". zinfos974.com. 10 October 2014.
11. "Rodez. Premier poste de préfète pour Cécile Pozzo di Borgo". www.ladepeche.fr. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
12. "Cécile Pozzo di Borgo devient préfet des TAAF". meretmarine.com.
13. "Prise de fonction de Mme Cécile POZZO DI BORGO, nouveau préfet, administrateur supérieur des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises" (PDF). www.taaf.fr. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
14. "La préfète prend sa retraite en quittant les TAAF". www.clicanoo.re. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
15. Pierre Jullien (2 December 2014). "Rencontre avec le préfet des TAAF, Cécile Pozzo di Borgo (16e partie)". mondephilatelique.blog.lemonde.fr. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
16. Guy Audouy (9 November 2011). "La nouvelle préfète : Cécile Pozzo di Borgo a pris ses fonctions". midilibre.fr..
17. Marie-Christine Bessou (18 December 2011). "La préfète sensible aux « Intouchables". ladepeche.fr. La Dépêche du Midi..
18. Official Journal of the French Republic, PREX1130511D
19. Official Journal of the French Republic, PREX1637723D
20. "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres septembre 2016". Minister of Culture. Retrieved 14 August 2019.